Great Britain 1995 100 pounds

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71497

This specimen was lot 71497 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 100 Pounds, 1995. Llantrisant Mint. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. On the verge of perfection, this radiant specimen dazzles with an exceptional cameo nature." This type was struck 1990-96. The prior type (KM 953) varied in being alloyed with copper instead of silver. It was accompanied by KM 952a (₤50), KM 951a (₤25) and KM 950a (₤10).

Recorded mintage: 500.

Specification: 34.05 g, 0.917 fine gold, 32.7 mm diameter, 1 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: S-BQ2 (old 4282); Fr-428; KM-953a.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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